AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver
AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 to 320 | |
| 70 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 31 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 800 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 600 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 680 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1530 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 140 | |
| 43 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 940 | |
| 59 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 29 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 25 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 8.8 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 58 to 61 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.2 to 87.9 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 19.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |